Metal wagon body



March 28, 1950' w. D. JOHNSON METAL WAGON BODY 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Sept. 23, 1946 MarchZS, 1950 w. D. JOHNSON METAL WAGON. BODY 3 Sheet s-Sheet 2 Filed Sept. 25, 1946 March 28, 1950 w. D. JOHNSON METAL WAGON BODY Filed Sept. 25, 1946 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 45 .fn venl ar'x 'camflkjrwon Patented Mar. 28, 1950 UNITED S TAT ES FATE NT FF'I CE METAL WAGONBODY William Johnson, 'Streator;.Ill.

- App'lication' September 23, 1946,Serial No: 698313 3 Claims.

1 h This invention relatestorfarm wagon bodies, and its principal object is to provide an all metal wagon body 'of substantial construction capable of smany uses.

/ Another pbiectistto :provide a.='wagon :body=t%of metal stampings iwhichiareleasilyzassembled and fastened; together, aeither thy =;b.olts: :andxnutsxpr rivets, or they may be weldiedtogether.

1 Another: objectsis' 1301' provide a :"wagon Goody :2Whi'Ch" .lS"I'g r.ailf tight; andti-having; a'irtail gate, -which makes pa'zgrainxtight jointz'with. the-body.

Another object is to providezaitailirgatesarrangedztozbe 1pivotal1y connected :to;the body at :its 1. uppermonclower .edgeszr-zbysinovelconnecting :means.

. Otheraobjects. and advantages will-:appear ;;in

5171181. COUISBI' JOfJEEthEL; following specification; and r with esaid Lohjectsr rand advantages in view, this invention TFCOIlSiStSlIiH thejyseveral novel features of construction, arrangement and combinationlof wpartsehereinafiterz fully. described/Land more particularly defined in the appendedaclaims.

, .The:inventioneis clearly illustrated :in the :ac-

.companying. drawings, 'zin whichz ,'.Fig.- 1' perspective .viewof a metalwagon .bodyembodying.. arisimple sformeofsthe present :invention;

Fig. 2v is a avertical, cross-section-ithereof :taken substantially :alongzthe eline -'2.-2 .of Fig. 1;

.horizontal section, partly broken away, taken l on the .line 3-1-3 .-of Fig. 2;

, Fig. 4 is a :vertical longitudinal :section, rpartly broken away;

' Fig. 5 is a verticalesection.taken.on;the. line 5-5 of Fig- 3; I

. 5 Fig. 6. is. .a verticahsectiom taken on the lin 6-6 of Fig.3; and I Fig. 7.,is aperspective'viewof the tail gate. Referring to said; drawings,- which are. merely tween the 'walls l3iis: a tail gate M for closing the discharge opening. A relatively heavy angle bar 4'2;eXl'/endsal0 ng the rear edge of the bed and is riveted 1 or otherwise rigidly secured thereto.

The bed of thewagon is composed of sheet metal non-sagging channel members l5, which .extend crosswise of. the bed, with their vertical webs l6 bolted,rriveted orotherwise rigidly fastened: together. The .channel members I5 are brought :into astate of :tension by .drawing up the bolts. To make grain tight joints between the channel:members-strips of Masonite l1, vor

other non-metallic strips; maybe interposed be- -:tween;the vertical webs-of! the .channe1 members to provide leak proof joints.

The non-metallic strips .resultin evennessof the channel members by. drawing up the bolts that connect them. They also reduce. the noise caused by .metal against metal.

The channel members I5 are formed with flanges 15 which rest upon .and are bolted or otherwise rigidly fastened. to two longitudinally extending sills l8, hereshown as composed of I beam formation, or they may be of channel formation; and saidsillsrest upon and are rigidly .fastened to girders [9 (see Fig. 4), here shown as of channel formation. The girders 19 are carried by the running gear of the wagon.

The reariends .of the sills are preferably beveled as shown, topermit the body to be tilted in dumping into. grain: hoppers of elevators.

The side Walls .are each.composed of a sheet of sheet metal struck .up with suitable dies to give them the reinforced construction shown.

The lower portion of :each side wall has a sloping brace portioufllsecured. thereto, which terminates in a vertical U bentflange 2! that extends along the side edge of the wagon bed, and terminates in...a horizontal flange 22 that rests .on

the wagon bed. The lower end .of eachside wall is flanged as at ll andrests on the flange .22

of the brace 20. The flanges H 22 are bolted,

riveted or otherwise rigidly secured to the bed. Toward the upper, edge of each side wall, the metal is struck up. outwardly along lines extending lengthwise of the side wall to provide one or more reinforcement ribs .123, and the upper .edge portion of eachside Wallis folded outwardly and backs-to provideawiderafl 24, whichmay terminate in a downturned flange 25 to stiffen the rail. This horizontal bracing does away with vertical braces that require much welding.

It is to be observed that the horizontal reinforcement ribs provide very substantial reinforced side walls that are not likely to buckle due to pressure of the contents against them.

The front end wall I2 is also formed of a sheet of struck up sheet metal, flanged at the bottom and bolted, riveted or otherwise fastened to the bed. Its side edges are joined to the side walls, and its upper edge may be formed with a rail like the side walls. The front end wall may be provided with struck up upright ribs for the purpose of stiffness.

The lower ends of the rear end walls 13 are flanged, and bolted, riveted or otherwise rigidly fastened to the bed, and the outer side edges of the rear end walls are flanged as at 2'! to obtain stiffness and rigidity, and the adjacent rear edges of the side walls are flanged and bolted, riveted or otherwise rigidly secured to the rear end walls. Diagonally extending flanged sheets 28 extend across the inner corners of the body, and are secured to the side walls and rear end walls.

To the rear end walls I3 are welded U shaped brackets 36 at places adjacent the inner edges of the rear end walls at the tops and bottoms of said walls, and the tail gate [4 is provided with round rods 3 l, 32, one at the top of the gate and one at the bottom thereof, arranged to be engaged in the crotches of the U brackets 36 and removably held therein by cotter pins 33, 34, adapted to be inserted into eyes in the forks of the U brackets, located in front of the spaces occupied by the rods. With the cotter pins inserted into the eyes, the rods cannot be disconnected from the U brackets, and the tail gate may tilt upon the upper or lower U brackets as fulcrums. The tail gate l4 constitutes an inexpensive scoop board or plate. The upper edge of the tail gate is folded around the upper rods as at 35, and to the lower edge of the tail gate is riveted or welded a flanged stripe 33, which is folded around the lower rod.

The rods are welded or otherwise rigidly secured to the folded over flanges.

To each pin 33, 34 is fastened one end of a chain 37 or 33, which extends to a rod 3! or 32, and is welded or otherwise fastened thereto. The chains I which are fastened to the rod 3!, located at the top of the tail gate, lead to the pins 33, and the chains which are fastened to the rod at the bottom of the tail gate lead to the pins 34, which are associated with the lowermost U brackets. By withdrawing the uppermost pins 33, the gate may be tilted outwardly on the lower U brackets, and by reinserting the pins 33, the tail gate will be held in open position by the chains. With the tail gate connected to the rear end walls by the rods, pins and U brackets, the lower pins 34 may be withdrawn from the associated U brackets, and the tail gate permitted to swing outward on the upper brackets as a fulcrum, and by reinserting the pins 34 in the lower U brackets, the outward swing of the tail gate is limited by the chains 38.

The tail gate fits between the inner side edges of the rear end walls l3, as seen in Fig. 3. and makes grain tight joints therewith. The inner edge of each rear end wall is flanged outwardly as at 39 (see Fig. 33), and each side edge of the tail gate is provided with a U-shaped flange 43, arranged to overlap theflanges 39 on the rear end walls to provide the grain tight joints.

The tail gate 14 is formed with an opening I4 through which grain, soy beans and the like may be discharged. Normally the opening is closed by a vertically sliding dump gate 43, the side edges of which are guided in ways 44 located between the tail gate and flanges 44 of upright angle iron bars 44 that are welded or otherwise secured to the tail gate. When closed the lower edge of the dump gate rests on the flanged strip 36 of the tail gate and makes a grain tight joint therewith.

Means are provided for raising and lowering the dump gate. As shown, said raising and lowering means comprises a U-shaped lever 45, having out-turned upper extremities 4B, which are pivotally mounted in brackets 41 welded or otherwise secured to the angle iron bars 44. Midway between the ends of the arms 48 of the lever said arms are offset as at 49, and upon said offset portions links 50 are pivoted thereto, their lower ends being pivoted to the dump gate or angle iron bars 5|, welded or otherwise secured thereto. A clip 52 pivotally secured to the tail gate may be swung over the horizontal bar of the lever 45 to positively hold it in its down position with the dump gate closed. The angle iron bars 44 are each provided with several holes 53, and the angle iron bars 5| are each provided with a hole 54, through which bolts or pins 55 may be passed to hold the dump gate in several raised positions.

The dump gate is raised by releasing the lever 45 from the clip 52, and swinging it upward to the desired place, and the bolts or pins 55 are then inserted into the registering holes in the angle iron bars 44, 5|. To the inner face of the tail gate, adjacent its side edges, are fastened wings 4| that serve as braces for fastening thereto larger wings to prevent overflow of grain.

Having thus described my invention, it is obvious that various immaterial modifications may be made in the same without departing from the spirit of my invention; hence, I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact form, construction, arrangement and combination of parts herein shown and described, or uses mentioned.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a metal wagon body, and in combination, a wagon bed composed of secured together channel members, with their main webs placed uppermost, sills secured to and supporting said channel members, and side walls, each composed of a metal sheet having a flange on its lower edge secured to the wagon bed, said metal sheet being formed between its upper and lower edges with one or more reinforcement ribs, and being formed at its upper edge with an outwardly directed rail, and a pair of struts, each in the form of an elongated, longitudinally extending metal sheet having its upper edge spaced upwardly from said bed and secured to one of said side wall sheets, said strut extending downwardly and outwardly to adjacent the side edge of the bed and terminating in an inwardly extending horizontal flange rigidly secured to the bed.

2. In a metal wagon body, a side wall composed of a metal sheet having a flange on its lower edge secured to the wagon bed, said metal sheet being formed between its upper and lower edges, with one or more reinforcement ribs, and being formed at its upper edge with an outwardly directed rail, and a sloping strut in the form of an elongated metal sheet extending substantially the length of said side wall and having its upper edge spaced upwardly from said bed and secured to the side wall sheet, said strut extending downwardly and outwardly to adjacent the side edge of the bed and terminating in a flange rigidly secured to the bed.

3. In a metal wagon body, a bed, side walls rising therefrom, spaced narrow rear end walls secured to said bed and side walls and providing a discharge opening between such end walls, and corner members positioned within said body and extending upwardly from said bed and diagonally across the corners between the side walls and rear end walls with the side edges of each corner member extending to the respective side and end walls forming the adjacent corner, permitting even flow of grain through the discharge opening between the rear end walls.

WILLIAM D. JOHNSON.

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